Example sentences of "[modal v] only [verb] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguably if you need more power later on you should only have to replace the chip , not the whole machine . |
| 2 | They wo n't like it in here , too hot ; but it 's quicker for the morning , otherwise I 'd only have to cross the yard to get them . |
| 3 | First , sub-divisions would only serve to create the appearance of a more precisely demarcated critical field than is in fact the case . |
| 4 | Because this cake mixture uses baking powder to make it rise rather than gradual incorporation of air while beating , make sure you do not overbeat the mixture or add more than the specified amount of baking powder — this would only serve to toughen the cake and make it heavy . |
| 5 | Israeli officials reacted angrily to the suggestion , claiming that a UN presence in the territories would only serve to inflame the situation . |
| 6 | But in the second set of experiments , a neural event preceding the RP would only serve to make the effect Libet is claiming even more striking and alternative explanations still need to be sought . |
| 7 | Any other set of institutional arrangements which would allow member countries to retain a measure of monetary autonomy , however limited , would only serve to subvert the union 's credibility and , therefore , its durability . |
| 8 | Amid mounting criticism of the French government 's failure to speak out against the killings , French Foreign Ministry spokesman Daniel Bernard on Jan. 13 condemned the attacks on the opposition and said that France would only continue to support the government of President Idriss Déby if he pressed ahead with democratization . |
| 9 | Clubs or individuals would only need to pay the cost of travel to the USSR . |
| 10 | Blocking your feelings will only serve to restrict the way to talk with a partner or someone else important to you . |
| 11 | Perhaps one day computers will be big enough and numerical analysts clever enough so that the engineer will only have to pose the problem , but not yet , and not , I think , for some time to come . |
| 12 | This will ease traffic flow and communications since passengers will only have to give the name of person they wish to see , and the taxi driver will not only immediately know the destination , and that of his cousins and his workmates . |
| 13 | These applications will be covered fully in Chapters 3 and 4 and can be seen as widening the range and scope of the school librarian 's tasks and in providing an up to date technological approach to school library management which can only serve to improve the status of the school librarian and further teacher/librarian cooperation . |
| 14 | The Confederation of British Industry , in particular , is concerned that , with investment falling sharply this year , the absence of business tax reductions can only serve to deepen the gloom . |
| 15 | ‘ I believe that the new legislation and initiatives such as the Heartbeat Campaign should be welcomed because they can only serve to benefit the industry . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But employees can only apply to take the leave in unbusy times for their department and we do n't know yet what the take-up is going to be . ’ |
| 17 | He can only work to prepare the ground and let the change happen of itself or not at all . |